[Magdalen] A good idea?

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

It's interesting how quickly cremation gained traction. when I was growing
up, people would talk about a death and then, whispering, "He was --
cremated -- you know..." and everyone sort of paused and then changed the
subject. Today, it's rapidly becoming the primary choice.

An interesting discussion:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/crematio1.htm

I was surprised at how recent the shift has apparently been, according to
the numbers in this source, anyway.


James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 8:40 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 4/23/2016 7:50:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com writes:
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> all of  our resting places will be utterly forgotten, so there's
> actually little  difference.>>>>>>>>>
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> Just go with cremation.
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> That way you can either be scattered or if interred in a cemetery,
> take up very little room.
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> David Strang.
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